    We have a dedicated page for the 2011 Black Friday Ski, Snowboard, Winter and whatever else that may be a good deal. More Winter Sports merchants than ever appear to be getting into the Black Friday sale. Especially hot this year seems to be the deals on winter jackets & outerwear. Also, if you [...]
    Colorado Lift Ticket Deals Monarch Mountain Lift Tickets from $11.99 save 79% Crested Butte Lift Tickets from $20.00 save 78% Copper Mountain Lift Tickets from $49.99 save 50% Arapahoe Basin Lift Tickets from $45.99 save 38% Aspen/Snowmass 2-Day Lift Ticket + 2 $20 Dining Credits from $161.00 save 36% Sunlight Mountain Lift Tickets [...]
We are picking up from where we left off last year in part 1 of Best Free Android Skiing & Snowboard Apps. Looking for some Android apps for your next ski & snowboard trip? We’ve compiled a list that we think will aid you in your next adventure. From tracking the weather to flight delays, [...]
After sustaining back-to-back year’s of explosive growth, Bluehouse Skis has opened a new ski factory in Salt Lake City and it has been rapidly progressing. With 6 employees, Bluehouse has been pushing out some skis since early September in their new facility. Co-owner Dan Nebeker believes that all of last season’s snow definitely helped Bluehouse [...]
  First off, I will confess that I am a two planker. With that out of the way, I must say that the Art of Flight, by Brain Farm has got to be the best ski or snowboard movie that I have ever seen. The Art of Flight is not just about the biggest airs [...]
  Portland based Independent ski manufacturer ON3P steps into the 2011-12 ski season with some fine accolades as they’ve already garnered a few awards. In Powder magazine’s 2012 Skier’s Choice issue, the ON3P Caylor’s had a top 5 finish in the All Mountain category. The freestyling Caylor’s dimensions are a stout 148-120-140 and have a [...]
So I needed a new mid layer jacket and found a good deal on the Helly Hansen Paramount soft shell jacket last Spring.The Paramount is advertised as warm, windproof and waterproof and that is precisely why I was making this purchase. The easiest way to see the difference between the better quality soft shells and the lower [...]
I was anxious to speak with (should’ve been award winning) Dendrite Studios for a few reasons. I wanted to learn about what goes on a ski and snowboard video shoot, How was heli skiing some fantastic pillows in Canada with TLH Heliskiing? And third, how did the new Epic Planks Crop Duster’s ski, since I have only [...]
So here we are in early October with the 2011-12 Ski and Snowboard season is already underway. Wolf Creek was able to open last weekend after getting a 3 foot dump a few days before. “The Race to Open” is still ongoing between the un-bitter rivals Arapahoe Basin and Loveland. One of them is still trying to claim [...]
Looking for some custom, handbuilt skis? Check out family operated Ullr Skis, which is located in McCall, ID. On Ullr’s order form, you tick off: what type of skier you are, where you normally ski and other personal characteristics that help to determine what type of skier you are. From this checklist, your skis personality gets narrowed down to your own [...]
In Colorado, the big news is that Wolf Creek ski area plans to open three chairlifts on Saturday & Sunday! With 36″ of white powder from this cold front that has moved across the West, that is enough of a base to get the bullwheels turning. For Arapahoe Basin & Loveland, this has to be a [...]
Epic Planks Skis and Snowboards have been receiving a lot media since their debut into the handmade ski and snowboard business in the 2010-11 season. Recently, Epic Planks began shipping their Stash crafted snowboards, so they are officially ready to rip once the powder begins to fall. We will have a full release of these [...]
After speculation and rumors throughout the Spring & Summer, Squaw Valley USA & Alpine Meadows have decided to merge. This creates a mega resort at Lake Tahoe and I am sure will please some and displease others. So it goes in the games of big ski firms merging, buying and selling one another. The numbers [...]
I was happy to get some quality time with one of the most coveted brands in snowboarding out on the market, Never Summer. This firm has an extremely loyal following for good reason, as their Colorado manufacturing plant produces some of the best snowboards available on the market today. The ride of Never Summer snowboards are [...]
I had a chance to catch up with Boone Skis owner, Erik Boone, last month and ask how things were looking for the upcoming season. First of all, I know that he’d been working on his factory and trying to streamline production. So I asked him what has he been working on this Summer and [...]
BestSkiSales.com will be updating and enhancing the current skiing and snowboarding vacations page in the coming weeks. We’ve partnered with a few leading companies to bring you the best deals on hotels, condo’s and houses in the ski country. The resorts include almost all of the big names: Aspen, Vail, Jackson Hole, Breckenridge, Winter Park, [...]
It is never too early to try and find bargains on skiing and snowboarding. Below, you find the all of the 2011 -12 Holiday ski lift tickets that are available now. I’m sure these lift tickets are in limited supply and will be gone soon. With many resorts going to a rolling ticket pricing system depending on [...]
Contour just released the Contour Roam helmentcam which is selling for only $199. The cool thing, along with it being offered at a very attractive price, is that it waterproof. This is great news for us skiers, snowboarders and wet mountain bikers (if you are like me) who are constantly wondering if their current camera is going to work again after [...]
This is shaping up to be an outstanding year for all involved with the rise of the Independent and Handmade ski and snowboard companies. When I say all involved, I mean part of the equation being you. Without you being interested and buying these skis and boards, the sheer quantity of smaller manufacturers surely wouldn’t exist. And [...]
As discussed in our previous post regarding the best time to buy some Handmade skis, it is right now. Here’s a note I just received from Keith O’Meara, owner of Praxis, which are handcrafted skis in the Sierra Nevada’s. “It?s that time of year again. Ski magazines are on the racks again, the days are [...]